Congratulations to all of our winners below! Thank you to all those that supported the draw. We would like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and prosperous New Year in 2022!

Prize no.	PRIZE	SPONSOR	WINNER
1	€600	The Stirrup Bar	Jerome & Eileen Curtin, Dublin Pike
2	€250	Unique Fitout	Emma Corcoran c/o S Reid
3	€150	Tom Harte	Pat Reid, Crush
4	€120	Siobhán Kelleher Coaching	Loretta Noone, Kildare
5	€120 Service	John Buckley, Auto Express	Jacinta Kerrigan, c/o P Reid
6	€100	The Boothouse	Brendan Halpin, Coole East
7	€100	Sandcastles Preschool	Gearoid Hayes, Crush
8	€100	Judith Whooley	John Buckley, xxxx1099
9	€100	John O Sullivan Meats	Oisin O’Brien, Lisnahorna
10	€100	Billy Kelleher MEP	Brendan Halpin, Coole East
11	€100	John Ramsay Motors	Anne Regan, c/o Saoirse McCarthy
12	€100	John O’Donovan Dairy Services	Jimmy Costello, c/o S Reid
13	€50	CK Landscaping	Mileyna Burke, xxx7971
14	Hamper	Jimmy Forde	Breda Hegarty, xxx5149
15	6 Bottles of Wine	Blackman Bar	Mary Coleman, Ballinahina
16	€50 Voucher	Riverview Eggs	Stephanie Kelleher, online
17	€50	Kevin Buckley Heating and Plumbing	Betty Cahill, Ballyphilip
18	€50 Fuel Voucher	Hennessy’s Filling Station	Ann Smith, White’s Cross
19	€50	Stephen Crowley	Batt Sheehan c/o S McCarthy
20	€50 Voucher	McCarthy Sports	Richie Sherlock, Glanmire
21	€50	Ryan’s SuperValu	Fearghal Reid, Crush
22	€50	Jim Dunlea Car Sales	Mick Wallace, xxx8502
23	€50 Fuel Voucher	Hennessy’s Filling Station	Megan McSweeney, Ros Ard
24	€50	Pat O’Callaghan	Betty Cahill, Ballyphilip
25	€50	James Kelleher Machinery	Sarah Sherlock, Piercetown
26	Bottle of Brandy	Pat McNally	Jacinta Kerrigan, c/o P Reid
27	Deli & Fuel Vouchers	O’Reilly’s Garage Blackpool	Essie Sheehan, Ballymartle
28	Bottle of Whiskey	Liam O’Keeffe	Catherine Cashman, Crush
29	Special Prize	Dave Buckley	Bradley O’Sullivan, White’s Cross
30	Christmas Cake	Ann Reid	Anthony Kelleher, Ballyphilip
31	Special Prize	Club Friend	Eddie Joe Tuthill, UGNS
32	Bottle of Whiskey	Billy Meade	Brian & Bernie Kenny, Boothouse
33	Fire Side Rug	Kellys Carpets and Flooring	Conor O’Brien, c/o P Murnane
34	Rechargeable Lamp	Southern Fuel & Feed	Eimear Burke, Piercetown
35	Bottle of Whiskey	Dominic Cahill	Claire Connolly, c/o D Cahill
36	2 Bottles of Wine	Ed Buckley	Ted O’Donovan, White’s Cross
37	Annual Club Lotto Ticket	Mike O’Flynn	Malachy Ryan, Upper Glanmire
38	Bottle of Whiskey	Martin Flynn	Sarah Sherlock, Piercetown
39	Bottle of Whiskey	Joe Bowen	Phil Cahill, Ballyphilip
40	Bottle of Whiskey	Tommy Kelleher	Cormac O’Flynn, Kilcully
41	Bottle of Whiskey	Tadhg O’Riordan	David Kidney, c/o S McCarthy
42	Big Luch Voucher	Luciano’s Pizza	Margaret Fleming, Dublin Pike
43	Bottle of Whiskey	Tony Keohane	Bea Prieto c/o Allanah
44	Bottle of Whiskey	Club Friend	John J Horgan, c/o J Drummy
45	Bottle of Whiskey	John Drummy	Raymond O’Flynn, Ballynoe
46	Bottle of Whiskey	Billy Twomey	Anthony Kelleher, Ballyphilip
47	Special Prize	Marlboro Trust	Kieran Wallace, Dublin Pike
48	Bottle of Brandy	Club Friend	Norma Bagge, Ballinoe
49	Bottle of Brandy	Bertie Turpin	Rory & Zach Aherne, Ros Ard
50	Bottle of Whiskey	John Burke	Kevin Sheehan Jr., Ballymartle
51	Bottle of Whiskey	Maureen Quinlan	Shane Conlon, c/o S Reid
52	Deli & Fuel Vouchers	O’Reilly’s Garage Blackpool	Aoife Healy, UGNS
53	Bottle of Brandy	Michael Coleman	Dave Buckley, Cobh
54	Bottle of Whiskey	Ricky Burke (Snr.)	Ray Donohoe, Ballyphilip
55	Bottle of Brandy	Club Friend	Katie Flynn, Piercetown
56	Bottle of Whiskey	Club Friend	P Linehan, Coole East
57	Annual Club Lotto Ticket	Club Friend	Tomas Kelleher, online
58	Special Prize	Enbarr & Merrow	Olan Buckley, Whitechurch
59	€50 One4All Voucher	Cobh Connect	Michael & Shirley, c/o M O’Flynn
60	€50 Boothouse Voucher	Anthony Cotter	Nicole Tutundjian, UGNS

Shoot for the Stars!

On Saturday afternoon 12th of October2021  in White’s Cross, not alone did we Shoot for the Stars, instead we shot to Infinity and Beyond! It was a fantastic afternoon of scoring from our young members . The only pity is that we didn’t set a timer on our target because this achievement must surely have been one for the Guinness Book of Records! 

A massive thanks to everyone involved in the organisation and running of today’s event, which was 12 months and more in the making. This project has various facets to it and today was the culmination of a lot of hard graft and grind from the committee lead by the likes of chairman Mike O’Flynn, secretaries Ciara Cashman and Kevin O’Callaghan, Katie Flynn, Finbarr Pyne and many others.  Thanks to everyone who played their part on the day and the various elements of this ambitious project. 

We must also say a special MÍLE, MÍLE BUÍOCHAS to everyone who has supported our fundraising efforts . It is fair to say the aforementioned members putting in the hard yards  took great energy from the extraordinarily generous financial support we have been receiving. Thank you so much for your generosity as we seek to deliver an amenity that will allow us to have our facilities open for business for young and old all year round, even through the darkest and dreariest days of winter. 

Finally our BIGGEST SHOUT-OUT goes to all our young members, both girls and boys, who shot us just not to the stars, but to infinity and beyond! This is a project that will benefit them above all others as it will be there for them to train and play for decades to come – it was fantastic to have them involved in such an integral way.  

Turning the Sod

White’s Cross GAA officially turned the sod on our astro-turf development, and when it came to this job there was one man cut out for the gig! The recently appointed White’s Cross GAA Club President, Con Delaney, officiated at his first function and it was most fitting that his task was to turn the first sod on the project – never a man to shy away from hard work, there is no better around with a shovel in his hands!For this task Con had plenty able and willing assistants as the youngest cohort of players in White’s Cross GAA, the girls and boys from our Future AllStars programme, joined forces with Con and they too brought their shovels to turn the sod on this exciting development. Given that these players, with their long playing careers in front of them, have the potential to benefit most from this project, it was most appropriate that they were involved at the beginning of this work – after-all this astro-turf will prove an outstanding facility for them and all our players for decades to come. Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí…

Con was also accompanied on the evening by his daughters; Esther, Catherine, Deirdre, Marion and Cora; and members of the extended Delaney family – proud to see their father / grandfather taking up this honorary role in White’s Cross GAA. In the first known photo of a White’s Cross team that we have on record, Con is pictured as a young player in the then fledgling club. Here’s hoping that in another sixty years time when people look back on the photos of this sod-turning in White’s Cross GAA that there will be people in it still active in the White’s Cross GAA of 2081, in the way Con has been from the late 1950s to this day! Indeed some of them will hopefully have enjoyed long careers benefiting all the way through from this amenity that we are commencing work on.

Also in attendance on the evening were the officers of White’s Cross GAA including Chairperson Mike O Flynn, Secretary Ciara Cashman, Communications Officer Paul O Donovan, Treasurer Katie Flynn, Juvenile PRO Finbarr Pyne and members of the committee. On hand too were members of the project development team including Brian Harte, Pat Casey and Darren Quinlan. Hourihan Sports Field Development & Civil Engineering, based in Ballinora, are the primary contractors for the project. Having recently completed equivalent projects in Glanmire Community College and Glenville GAA Grounds we look forward to welcoming them on site very, very soon.In the meantime all members of White’s Cross GAA, from our Future AllStars right up to our eldest members have been tasked with fundraising as we shoot-for-the-stars! There are 9,096 stars visible in the night sky from planet Earth – on Saturday, October 9th all members in our Club will help us to score 9,096 points at a fun event in White’s Cross GAA Grounds. We hope that these members will bring their shooting boots on the day but even more importantly we hope in the meantime they will get your support for this most ambitious and exciting fundraising project. Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine.

Shoot for the Stars

There are 9,096 stars visible in the night sky from Planet Earth. On October 9^th 2021 at White’s Cross GAA club players of all ages will undertake the challenge of scoring 9,096 points as we shoot for the stars!  

In 2021, White’s Cross GAA will complete a milestone project with the construction of a state-of-the-art Astro pitch. This will be a fantastic all-weather amenity which will be used year-round by all groups for the benefit the whole community. We have been fortunate to receive a significant grant through the Sports Capital Fund and are very grateful for this. However, to access the grant we need to complete the project and we will need to raise €168,000 through fundraising…and we need your help!  

You can help by sponsoring our members €10 to achieve our goal of scoring 9,096 points as we shoot for the stars. There will be lots of other activities on the day including a raffle. All people that sponsor/donate €10 will be entered into the draw!  

 If you are in a position to donate a little bit more , we have a very beneficial revenue approved scheme to maximise contributions to White’s Cross GAA. The club can then claim additional tax benefits on this donation. This is because an approved project by the department of Transport, Sport & Tourism. The donation can be either a once off amount or a standing order.   

For example, a monthly amount f €50 from July-December will initially benefit us to the tune of €300. The club can then claim an additional amount from Revenue. If you are a 40% taxpayer this comes to an additional €200 to the club while if you are 20% taxpayer then the club will benefit with an additional €75.  

If you have an queries on how the donations/tax benefits can be maximised, please contact us and we will be very happy to provide further details.  

Mail: wxastroproject@gmail.com
Phone: 086 8564009